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FloodSax® are the original alternative sandbags for instant, lightweight , flexible flood protection and have proved themselves in action against flooding over many years.

Almost 3 million FloodSax® sandless sandbags have been sold across the world over the last 15 years. Saving customers on insurance claims.

There has been a significant rise in home insurance premiums proving to be a cost-of-living challenge for the Cayman Islands.

Home insurance rates are estimated to have gone up by around 40% on average. It has also been reported that some condo developments have seen increases of close to 100%.

Due to the vast increases homeowners are struggling to keep up with the insane insurance costs. There are even some homeowners refusing to pay for home insurance and run the risk every year of their home being affected by hurricanes or floods and having no insurance protection to pay out for flood damage.

This is why flooding needs a rapid response and FloodSax® are easy and space-saving to store yet quick and easy to deploy unlike traditional sand bags.

FloodSax® are a flexible, multi-purpose alternative sandbag to use for flood prevention and flood mitigation both indoors and outdoors.

People are shocked to learn that Floodsax cost $1.80 more than a sandbag. If you go to your local hardware store the charge for a prefilled sandbag is $15. Floodsax per bag costs $16.80!

FloodSax® resemble large pillowcases in their dry state weighing just under 1llb (0.37kilos) but when they come into contact with water the special gelling polymer inside absorbs the water to inflate the FloodSax® to weigh 20kg (44lbs) in under 5 minutes.

Once expanded, a row of standard 20” (52cm) x 18.5” (47cm) x 0.5” (1.2cm)  FloodSax® are strong enough to stop a powerful torrent of water in its tracks. Each row of FloodSax® will keep around 8” (20cm) of water out and have proved themselves as flood barriers time and again worldwide. Their uniform size makes them easier to build into anti-flood barriers than sandbags.

In their dry state FloodSax® are ultra-slim so inside homes and businesses they can be slipped under floorboards, pipes (in kitchen, bathroom and under fridge),small voids in attic under air conditioning units to catch water leaks and prevent further damage until a plumber can get there.

Around the world Businesses such as Air Conditioning, Supermarkets, Plumbing and even the Special Armed Forces & Emergency Response Units utilize Floodsax. Check out how floodsax can save your business click link.

Don’t forget that when it rains heavily water can get in through leaking roofs and walls as well as through the doors. FloodSax® have a large surface area so can catch leaks in places where you can’t use buckets, bowls or other containers – and you don’t have to worry about emptying them.

• Each carrier bag holds 5 vacuum -packed FloodSax®.
• Each Box contains 4 carrier bags which is easy for just one person to carry.
• For Businesses -24 boxes on a pallet (equivalent to almost 500 sandbags) they could easily fit into a van unlike sandbags that would need lorries, quite a few people and several hours to move them anywhere.

Sandbags may seem an inexpensive way to prevent floods but there are a lot of extra problems and costs with them such as storage, transporting them in trucks and it’s a laborious and back-breaking task to deploy them. Using sandbags is a slow, painstaking process.

Dollar for dollar FloodSax® alternative sandbags are more cost effective than traditional sandbags. Check out our page which highlights how floodsax are the new alternative to sandbags